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95 Cards in this Set

The totality of people and social relations in a given geographic space.

NA

Ideal Type

The pure form of something (like a beauracracy).

Not necessarily the best but...

Institution

An accepted and persistent constellation of statuses, roles, values, and norms that respond to important societal needs.

NA

Social Institutions

The answers to society's needs.

We need children so...

Habitualized

Following routine and continuing that routine simply because it's habit.

NA

Monarchy

Rule by king or queen

NA

Aristocracy

Rule by the 'best' few.

NA

Tyranny

Rule by an absolute or oppressive leader.

NA

Theocracy

Rule by God or God's representative.

NA

Representative Democracy

Rule by representati've's of the people.

NA

Animism

The idea that a life force exists in all living beings and that people should live in harmony with all natural things.

NA

Monotheism

The belief in a single supernatural sacred being.

NA

Polytheism

The belief in many gods.

NA

Monogamous

One wife and one husband.

NA

Polygamous

Multiple spouses of one sex to one of the other sex.

NA

Polygyny

Multiple wives for one husband.

NA

Polyandry

Multiple husbands for one wife.

NA

Social Need: Have a continuing supply of new members
Social Instituion: ?

Family

NA

Social Need: Socialize new members
Social Institution: ?

Family, education, religion

NA

Social Need: Deal with members' sickness and health issues
Social Institution: ?

Medicine

NA

Social Need: Select members for certain jobs and tasks
Social Institution: ?

Education, labor market

NA

Social Need: Create knowledge
Social Institution: ?

Science, religion

NA

Social Need: Control its members
Social Institution: ?

Law enforcement, judicial system, religion

NA

Social Need: Defend against its enemies
Social Institution: ?

Government, military

NA

Social Need: Produce and exchange goods and services
Social Institution: ?

Economic system

NA

Social Need: Promote social unity and search for higher meanings
Social Institution: ?

Education, religion, politics

NA

Most ALLOWED type of marriage.

Polygyny

Not necessarily practiced.

Most PRACTICED type of marriage.

Monogamy

Not necessarily allowed.

Least allowed and practiced type of marriage.

Polyandry.

NA

"No group, no matter how large, qualifies as a society unless..."

it provides the resources to answer all of its members' basic needs.

NA

Five attributes social institutions have in common.

1. They respond to societal needs.
2. Are generally unplanned; they develop gradually.
3. Are inherently conservative; they change, but slowly.
4. A particular society's institutions are interdependent; change in one brings change in another.
5. The statuses, roles, values, and norms in one society likely bear little resemblance to those in another.

NA

"Routine behavior is the way we do it, but institutionalized behavior is..."